Chapter 1042: If I Had Known Earlier, Why Bother at the Start?
After a continuous exchange of hard blows with Chen Yu, Sun Tianlong was severely injured.
The starlight around Chen Yu gradually dimmed, revealing the faint silhouette of a person inside the huge light sphere.
Whoosh!
The Dark Gold Spear swiftly returned to Sun Tianlong's hand, providing him some relief with the presence of the profound weapon.
"Chen Yu, don't be arrogant, today I will surely defeat you."
Sun Tianlong shouted angrily.
He intended to use the killing move from the "Wandering Dragon Demon Cleansing Spear," but Chen Yu was too close, attacking rapidly, giving Sun Tianlong no time to execute it.
Faced with Chen Yu's terrifying attack, he could only strike back immediately with his spear; otherwise, he would be injured.
Swoosh!
He thrust his spear accurately, scraping past Chen Yu's wrist, cutting a wound.
A trickle of blood flowed from Chen Yu's wrist, but it healed in an instant.
"This profound weapon of yours is quite a hindrance."
Chen Yu casually grabbed the Dark Gold Spear.
Under his immense strength, Sun Tianlong couldn't compete, and the Dark Gold Spear was snatched away from him by Chen Yu.
"You..."
Sun Tianlong was infuriated.
His profound weapon was snatched away just like that.
The moment Chen Yu acquired Sun Tianlong's profound weapon, he immediately threw it out.
The Dark Gold Spear instantly disappeared five thousand feet away, embedding into the ground.
At the same time, a golden light shot out, transforming into a massive golden tower, suppressing the Dark Gold Spear.
Losing his profound weapon, Sun Tianlong shrank back again.
Facing Chen Yu's punch, he condensed a spear of primal energy with one hand to attack and weaken, while his other hand released a barrier of primal energy for defense.
Bang!
The primal energy spear was instantly shattered, and the primal energy barrier only held for half a breath before breaking.
Sun Tianlong was once again wounded, sent flying backward, and spat out several mouthfuls of blood.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared intently at Chen Yu, with a fierce light gleaming in his eyes: "Your secret technique time is almost up."
At this moment, the starlight around Chen Yu had dimmed considerably, and Chen Yu at the center of the stars was visible.
"So what?"
Chen Yu was unafraid and attacked again.
Soon the "Falling Stars" time ended, the starlight around him vanished, and the Star Acupoints dimmed somewhat.
However, Sun Tianlong was also seriously injured, having lost his profound weapon, his combat power greatly diminished.
At this point, Sun Tianlong's attacks could barely cause Chen Yu any significant injury, while Chen Yu's punches and kicks posed a great threat to Sun Tianlong.
Bam!
Chen Yu's fist struck Sun Tianlong's shoulder, immediately followed by the sound of bones breaking.
Sun Tianlong's shoulder drooped limply, unable to move anymore.
In return, his right hand's primal energy spear left seven wounds on Chen Yu, yet these wounds healed within moments.
"Damn it!"
Sun Tianlong cursed angrily.
Chen Yu's secret technique time was over, yet he still wasn't a match for him.
Moreover, Sun Tianlong suddenly realized that the token on him had mysteriously decreased.
"You stole my token!"
Upon realizing the truth, Sun Tianlong's fury was sky-high.
But he kept his wits about him, not letting anger cloud his judgment.
Whoosh!
Sun Tianlong retreated backwards, needing to create distance from Chen Yu, else he would surely lose at this rate.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Chen Yu, of course, wouldn't let Sun Tianlong easily escape, knowing that engaging in close combat would increase his chances of victory.
Buzz!
Chen Yu used his Spatial Profound Meaning to interfere and bind Sun Tianlong.
Sun Tianlong countered with his Gold Profound Meaning, forming a layer of golden spear shadows around him, slicing back and forth, destroying the spatial bindings.
The two engaged in a battle of distance manipulation.
"Peak of the second stage of Spatial Profound Meaning!"
Sun Tianlong felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
His Gold Profound Meaning had reached the third realm, but comparatively, the more difficult Spatial Profound Meaning was stronger.
However, the strength of Profound Meaning is not only determined by its realm but also by the cultivation and primal energy.
Sun Tianlong's cultivation was higher, bridging the gap in this aspect.
Nevertheless, as the fight to manipulate distance continued, Sun Tianlong suddenly felt that the spatial restraints around him were becoming more solid.
Even with his full force using the Gold Profound Meaning, he found it difficult to cut through and destroy them.
"Could this be... the third stage of Spatial Profound Meaning?"
Sun Tianlong was somewhat bewildered, wondering if he was dreaming.
Spatial Profound Meaning is extremely difficult to comprehend; the fact that Chen Yu reached the peak of the second stage was a miracle.
Yet Chen Yu actually broke through the bottleneck in their contest of Profound Meanings, reaching the third stage!
What kind of monstrous spatial talent does one need to achieve this? Such as the legendary Spatial Spirit Body or rare space-related bloodline.
"Sun Tianlong, take my punch!"
Chen Yu shouted fiercely.
Just now, during the clash of Profound Meanings with Sun Tianlong, his Spatial Profound Meaning did break through the bottleneck, reaching the third stage.
With his current spatial talent, this was not entirely unforeseen, but it was still a pleasant surprise.
Boom!
Chen Yu threw a powerful punch, with Sun Tianlong left with no will to fight, resorting only to full defense.
Crack!
The punch landed, and the dragon-patterned barrier before Sun Tianlong didn't even last a breath before cracks spread and it shattered catastrophically.
Sun Tianlong was blown away by Chen Yu's punch, tumbling four or five hundred feet, dazed and dizzy.
Run!
Sun Tianlong was left with only that thought.
That guy is simply inhuman, a monster.
This fight was incredibly stifling for him.
His profound weapon was thrown out and suppressed by Chen Yu, his token was stolen during close combat, and finally, Chen Yu's Spatial Profound Meaning breakthrough nullified Sun Tianlong's speed advantage.
If this continued, unless Chen Yu's primal energy was exhausted, Sun Tianlong would definitely lose.
"Sun Tianlong, hand over all your Tokens, consider it the cost of sparring with me."
Chen Yu shouted and gave chase.
Behind, the three members of the Kong Family stood frozen in place, their minds a whirlwind of chaos, unable to articulate their shock.
Sun Tianlong was defeated!
One of the elite warriors from the assessment was defeated by Chen Yu!
Kong Dongshan's face turned ashen, his whole body drenched in sweat, appearing lost and despondent.
Run!
This was his only thought.
Although Chen Yu wasn't focusing on him now, he knew Chen Yu wouldn't spare him.
But where could he run to?
Kong Dongshan was terrified, feeling a sense of despair.
He felt he had been tricked by Chen Yu, and sabotaged by Sun Tianlong.
...
Chen Yu relentlessly pursued Sun Tianlong, who carried over seventy Tokens, quite a substantial number.
If he could acquire these Tokens, he would have a high chance of ranking in the top five in the second assessment.
Though Chen Yu wasn't interested in rankings, these Tokens were easy to acquire, so why not take them?
An excellent assessment result could potentially make him a disciple of a more powerful figure in the Heavenly Martial Sect.
Fleeing, Sun Tianlong clutched the Tokens in one hand, trying to recover his energy while escaping.
But he had to focus mainly on fleeing, or he'd be caught by Chen Yu, which made his energy recovery using the Tokens extremely slow.
"Sun Tianlong, why are you running? You are the proud pinnacle of the Late Stage Star Condensation, one of the elite warriors in this assessment."
Chen Yu's taunting voice came from behind.
Hearing this, Sun Tianlong felt a surge of anger and frustration.
A short distance ahead.
A man and a woman were traveling, suddenly seeing Sun Tianlong rushing towards them, startling them into retreat, their faces pale.
"It's Sun Tianlong!"
But immediately, they noticed Sun Tianlong was severely injured and in a desperate escape.
"How could this be? How did Sun Tianlong get so badly injured?"
"Could it be Qin Wentian's doing?"
The two exclaimed in shock.
Although a few others were in the Late Stage Star Condensing during this assessment, their strengths were about the same, and Sun Tianlong shouldn't be fleeing injured.
Only Qin Wentian, who aimed for the top position, could possibly do this.
The next moment, a human figure appeared in view—Chen Yu!
"It's Chen Yu!"
The two were once again shocked.
Chen Yu's name had already spread at the base of Martial God Mountain, and his appearance here caused another sensation.
The rumors about Chen Yu painted him as treacherous, vicious, and bloodthirsty—a typical madman of the demonic path.
But for him to be so powerful as to hunt down Sun Tianlong?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figures quickly swept past the man and woman, disappearing without a trace, as if everything moments ago was just an illusion.
Yet their hearts remained shaken for a long time.
Chen Yu realized that although he had defeated Sun Tianlong, the latter was, after all, in the Late Stage Star Condensing and an elite once trained at Emperor Sect. Determined to escape, he was indeed hard to deal with.
But if he didn't take Sun Tianlong's Tokens, didn't make him bleed a little, it would be a bit of a loss.
Heart Slaying Technique·Heart Splitting!
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The mysterious beating of a heart resonated in all directions, sweeping past Sun Tianlong.
Immediately.
Sun Tianlong's heart suddenly expanded, blood surged out, making his energy boil and disrupting his vital energy's flow, causing his body to stiffen and slow down.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Yu's speed exploded, closing in on Sun Tianlong.
While employing Spatial Binding Mysterious Power, he punched once more, further injuring Sun Tianlong.
After this, Sun Tianlong found it increasingly difficult to escape Chen Yu. His injuries kept accumulating, growing more severe, and without timely treatment, his foundation might be damaged.
"Take the Tokens!"
Sun Tianlong threw out twenty Tokens.
"I want them all."
Chen Yu took the Tokens and continued the chase.
"Chen Yu, don't push me too far."
Sun Tianlong shouted angrily.
"So what if I push you too far?"
Chen Yu retorted disdainfully.
In less than an hour, Sun Tianlong finally gave up and handed over all the Tokens obediently.
"Had I known earlier, why cause all this trouble when you could've just handed the Tokens before and avoided all this. I really don't understand your thinking."
Chen Yu collected all of Sun Tianlong's Tokens while smiling.
Sun Tianlong was both shamed and furious, barely able to endure Chen Yu's humiliation, turning to flee.
"Two hundred and sixty-three Tokens!"
Chen Yu laughed aloud.
With such a large number of Tokens, he was almost guaranteed to make the top five.
Chen Yu retraced his steps, not forgetting the account with Kong Dongshan.
On the other side.
"Brother Tianfeng, Sun Tianlong is being pursued by Chen Yu."
A member of the Lin Family hurriedly reported.
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Lin Tianfeng immediately scolded, thinking he was being toyed with.
Sun Tianlong is so strong, how could he be hunted down by Chen Yu?
Moreover, if Sun Tianlong had found Chen Yu, why hadn't he sent word to them?
"It's true, someone saw it with their own eyes, Sun Tianlong was covered in wounds, being hunted by Chen Yu..."
The member of the Lin Family said helplessly.
At this moment, Lin Daowei received messages from others, some saying Sun Tianlong lost to Chen Yu, others saying they wanted to leave the team.
Lin Daowei and Lin Tianfeng stood frozen, exchanged a look, seeing the shock and confusion in each other's eyes.
It seemed it was all true!
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